Reversible mitten or glove.



H. GILLIAN.

REVERSIBLE MITTEN 0R GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED 11110.6.1913.

111 18,758. Patented Nov. 24. 1914.

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HERMAN GILLIAN, OF TOLEDO, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DEFIANCE TICK MITTEN COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO,A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

REVEBSIBLEMITTEN R GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NO 24,1914.

Application filed December 6, 1913. Serial No. 805,117.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN GILLIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Mittens or Gloves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to reversible mittens or gloves.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction of reversible mittens and gloves and to provide an improved construction of this nature which can be produced at low cost.

Heretofore reversible mittens and gloves have been made with what is known to the trade as the rounded thumb, the mitten or glove being provided with openings to receive the separately formed thumb pockets. In the manufacture of this type of mitten or glove having the round thumb, considerable difficulty has been experienced in properly setting the thumb. The present invention aims to provide an improved thumb construction for reversible mittens and gloves which can be more easily and accurately set in the mitten or glove structure.

An important novel characteristic feature of the invention resides in the particular manner of constructing the reversible mitten or glove with the thumb pockets at both sides thereof from two similar blanks whereby the same is produced in a very simple, easy and economical manner.

The invention with its advantages will be understood from the hereinafter contained detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part hereof and illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof.

In the drawings: Figures 1 and 2 are top plan views of the two blanks employed to form a mitten constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the completed mitten, and Fig.

4 is a side view of the completed mitten.

In accordance with the present invention the mitten or the like is constructed from two substantially similarly formed blanks designated by reference characters 1 and 2 in the drawing. Each piece or blank comprises a lower rounded portion 3 and an upper portion 4: provided at one side edge with a relatively large downwardly oroutwardly extendingthumb part 5 and having at its opposite side edge an upwardly extending. relatively small thumb part 6. The rounded lower or outer portions 3 of the two pieces or blanks when connected together form the lower or outer portion of the mitten to receive the fingers, in this particular instance a single pocket being provided for all of the fingers. The relatively large thumb part 5, which extends at an acute angle to the lower or outer portion 3, has parallel upper and lower edges 7 and 8, a straight outer edge 9, the upper edge 7 joining the straight edge 9 in a curve 10, and the lower edge portion extending upwardly into an edge portion 11. The opposite side edge 19 of the upper portion 1: is substantially straight and is offset inwardly from the adjacent outer side edge of the lower portion 3, from which extends downwardly along the side edge 12 the thumb part 6.

In forming the glove the blanks 1 and 2 are placed face to face with the lower portions 3 coinciding, the blanks being rcversely arranged with the relatively. large thumb. part 5 of one blank opposite the relatively small thumb part 0 of the other blank, the relatively small thumb part 6 being turned or folded back and the blanks being folded at one side along the line XX. The

blanks are connected together at their marginal edges by a row or rows of stitching 13, the relatively large thumb piece 5 of one blank being connected to the relatively small thumb piece 6 of the other blank to form thumb pockets at each side of the glove, the relatively small thumb part 6 forming the inner side of the pocket and the outer part thereof being formed by the relatively large thumb part 5. The thumb pockets provided are elongated, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing and are arranged at both sides of the mitten so that the same can be reversed and be worn with either side uppermost.

The construction of the mitten or glove of two similarly formed blanks in the particular manner set forth provides for the manufacture of reversible mittens and gloves in a very easy and economical way. Large numbers of the blanks can be simultaneously cut from the same pattern, and provision is made for conveniently and economically formingthc thumb pockets at l both sides of the mitten or glove. The thumb pocket structure is elongated and of the type employed in glove constructions and is more easily to set than the 1 comparatively short round thumbs of the in use. A-

reversible mitten commonly thumb pocket of this character also possesses the advantage in the mitten construction in that glove operators can readily make the mitten structure.

The drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, a reversible mitten construction being shown. It Will be understood, however, that minor changes in the particular form and construction illustrated can be made Without departing from the broad principle of the invention, Which also comprehends the construction of reversible gloves as Well as mittens.

lVhat I claim is:

l. A reversible mitten or glove construct ed of two like pieces forming the front and back of the mitten, and each of said pieces being provided at opposite sides with extensions, the extensions of one piece being connected With the extensions of the other piece and forming thumb pockets at both sides of the mitten.

2. A reversible mitten or glove constructed of two substantially like blanks, each blank having at one side'a relatively short extension and at the other side a relatively large extension, said blanks being arranged with the relatively large extension of one blank connected to the relatively short extension of the other blank to form thumb pockets at the front and back of the mitten.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

HERMAN GILLIAN.

Witnesses P. C. TIEDEMAN, C. A. MoHENnY.

Copies. of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ID. 6. 

